Thomas Wines Sweetwater Shiraz 2006
Andrew "Thommo" Thomas is a McLaren Vale boy who now calls the Hunter Valley home, specialising in Semillon and Shiraz it is only the latter that I have had the pleasure of passing between my lips.
Boy, this wine is a beaut. The lead in is at once fruit laden, a heady presentation of aroma juxtasposed against a solid background of some creamy notes.
The palate is where the magic happens: beautifully integrated fruit profile. It's rich, warm (not warmth) - a baked fruit pudding with a tail of spice. There's structure, its amazingly crafted, and good length. The finish shows a hint of cola, not in the sweet treacly sense, but the almost coffee-ish cedary touch. Going back to the fruit pudding, there's also a hint of slight-caramelised brown sugar on the top with a touch of cinnamon.
Man alive it is good. It has me on the night tweeting that it was "a parcel of silken, structured sexiness". You beauty.
Source: Retail, Stewart's Wine Co.
Price: $29.99 (sale)
Closure: Cork
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